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10 things we learned this week

Daylight Saving Time is grammatically correct. &#34;Saving&#34; acts as a participle, which modifies &#34;time&#34; and tells us about its nature. However, the phrase itself is inaccurate, since no daylight is actually saved. It is merely shifted from morning to evening. (webexhibits.org)

Daylight Saving Time is grammatically correct. "Saving" acts as a participle, which modifies "time" and tells us about its nature. However, the phrase itself is inaccurate, since no daylight is actually saved. It is merely shifted from morning to evening. (webexhibits.org)

On average, women go to bed at 11:02 p.m. on workdays and 11:42 p.m. on non-workdays. (sleepfoundation.org)

Students who were exposed to a bouquet of roses while studying, and to the same scent later during "slow-wave" (or deep) sleep, upped their score on a memory test by almost 15 per cent. (nytimes.com)

As a baby name, Rose peaked in the 1910s at No. 16. By 2005, it was No. 333. Another flower name, Daisy, ranked No. 149. (babynamewizard.com)

Hobeau: a non-hygienic boyfriend. E.g.: "He is such a hobeau, with his long hair and beard. He hasn't showered since they invented water, but I love him anyway." (UrbanDictionary)

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If you're trying to diet, quit smoking, or in any other situation where you're striving to maintain self-control, you're more likely to make impulse purchases and spend more on them. (www.forbes.com)

The phrase "I've got dibs" has its origin in a 17th century game called "dibstones." Similar to "jacks," it used sheep's knuckles or pebbles as pieces. Each time a player captured a piece, he would call out "dibs!" to lay claim to it. (www.mentalfloss.com)

The U.S. Navy has given a contract to a company to develop an invisible beam designed to incapacitate everyone in a room by inducing disorientation and vomiting. (blog.wired.com) The smallest reproduction of a printed book is the New Testament text of the King James Bible. MIT scientists printed it on a silicon tablet measuring 5 millimetres by 5 millimetres. (Guinness World Records )

Tuesday is National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day. Celebrants are encouraged to open one of the devices indoors and note whether any bad luck befalls them. (dullmen.com/march.htm) – John Sakamoto

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